The importance of the citrus crops is recognized throughout world. Despite tremendous advancements in agricultural technology, fruit production still considered a significant challenge. Various biotic factors have trampled down rate Citrus many places. Among them, canker caused by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri (Xac) and (Xcc) great importance. Infection Xac leads to lesion development leaves...

A citricultura brasileira é de suma importância econômica para o país, porém está vulnerável a algumas pragas e doenças que afetam sua produtividade. Dentre estes, destaca-se principalmente cancro cítrico causado pela bactéria Xanthomonas axonopodis pv citri. Como alerta, Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária Abastecimento, em ofício circular nº 11/2022, informa apenas estabelecimentos habilitado...

In prokaryotes simple sequence repeats (SSRs) with unit sizes of 1-5 nucleotides (nt) are causative for phase and antigenic variation. Although an increased abundance of heptameric repeats was noticed in bacteria, reports about SSRs of 6-9 nt are rare. In particular G-rich repeat sequences with the propensity to fold into G-quadruplex (G4) structures have received little attention. In silico an...